300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/ru:/ v. Syn. regret; lament; mourn
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn


Spelling Word: rue
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/sə'geɪʃəs/ a. Syn. perceptive; shrewd
perceptive; shrewd; having insight


Spelling Word: sagacious
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/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical
excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious


Spelling Word: sanctimonious
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/sɑr'tɔ:rɪəl/ a.
relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing


Spelling Word: sartorial
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/'sɔ:dɪd/ a. Syn. filthy; vile; dirty; foul
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded


Spelling Word: sordid
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/spɜrn/ v. Syn. reject; scorn
reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn


Spelling Word: spurn
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/'strɪndʒənt/ a. Syn. binding; rigid
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid


Spelling Word: stringent
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/'tæntəmaʊnt/ a.
equivalent in effect or value


Spelling Word: tantamount
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/'tɛmpəraɪz/ v.
act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision


Spelling Word: temporize
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/'tɛnjʊəs/ a. Syn. thin; rare; slim
long and thin; slender; having little substance


Spelling Word: tenuous